Ghana’s forest cover has declined by more than 75% since the country gained independence in 1957, according to a report in the Accra Mail.
Ghana’s Forestry Minister, Esther Obeng Dapaah, told the annual general meeting of the Ghana Timber Association that forest cover in the country now stood at below 2 Mha, compared to 8 Mha […]

Peru President Alan Garcia has criticized those who question Peru’s active natural resource utilisation, and emphasized the need for Peru to continue its utilisation of such resources, the Tropical Forest Trust reported.
President of Peru’s Exporters Association Lumber Committee, Herbert Frey, said exporters in the sector accepted the President’s challenge to better use natural resources, but […]

Timber products maker Gunns has launched a bid to buy the remaining 39 per cent of Auspine it does not already own, according to an AAP report online.
The offer is for A$7 per share, representing a 13.8% premium to its previous cash bid for the firm.
Auspine managing director Adrian de Bruin, who controls 30.3% of […]

A group of World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) member companies is calling for public policies that make the best use of the forestry sector’s carbon profile and carbon cycle. The Sustainable Forest Products Industry (SFPI) working group proposes six key points that those responsible for devising forestry and carbon policies need to know, […]